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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 226, 27 August 1912, Page 3

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N.S.W. CROP PROSPECTS. (Received 27, 8.40 a.m.) Sydney, Aug. 27. i Further good rains have fallen, i.c--i onipanied by exceptionally mild weather, land the crop prospects are highly pi <>- i mi.sing . ] WHEAT. j Wheat, in response to the London ! market, is firmer. There are no sellers ] under 4/5. Is HE EP A\D ( '.TILE I Prices oi sheep at the Homebi s’i s.des are consid -rably reduced. 4ho.se tor i cattle are also easier. N.Z. FARMERS’ DAIRY UNION. ANNUAL MEETING. Wootlville, Aug. 23. ! At the annual meeting oi the N.Z. i Farmers’ Dairy Union, about 21 shareI holders were present. Mi’. Parsons i presided. The annual report showed ! that during the year 652 tons of butter ; and 222 tons of cheese had been mad >. I ilie turnover being £3900 more than in I the previous year. A cheese factory I had been built at Mima kail, and others | were in course of erection at 1 okoina.ru I and Nevi man. The profit and loss a: 1 - I count showed n loss of £739 during thr I year. The report was adopted, but a I motion to pay a 5 per cent, dividend i was negatived. Mr. Par-sons and Mi-, i Nash (Palmerston North) were re-ele; t- ! e:l directors. jLUNDON AND STEWART’S SALES. — j A most .successful clearing sale was I held by Lundon, Stewart and Co., Ltd.. lon account of Mr. N. Gallien. at the I farm, Suther land road, Hastings, yes--1 terday, .when they offered the wliol.' cl I his live and dead stock to a large ati tendance of the public. They repor t I the following prices:—Dairy cows ami heifers in profit and to calve .£(> 5. - to i.£lf) 26, heifers in calf £3 10 - to £ti I 12 t>, empty cows £2 ]2 ti to £3 15 -. pigs (slips) ]9 - to 23 (J, baccners £i 117 6 to £2. 13 (i, unbroken hacks £1 5 - to £6'ls ’-, aged ewes with lamb: ill-, fat ewes 14 7. The farm implements, etc., also sold at salisiac tor’ I prices. I Lundon, Stewart and Co.. Ltd., re l port having held their monthly sale al i Petaim yesterday, when they offered a i good yarding of fat and store shoe;, land a fair- yarding of cattle to a nioderi ate at tendance of buyers. They report the following sales: —-11.3 fat and forward ewes 12 9, IS fat and forward i ewes 12 6. 12 2-tooi7i ewes and wdher: l 12 2, 4'J forward wethers 17 3. 44 fat land forward ewes 12 1, 4 1 store ewes. 7 6, 16 fat ewes 13 6, -19 fat ewes 12 6. 19 store ewes 8 41 fat and forward ewes 12 9. 2i) wethers 20 -, 31 mixed weaners (steers and heifers £3 11 -. HASTINGS MARKET SALE. t Mi-. J. A. Miller- reports having ar, increased entry of poultry, produce, etc,, at his mart sale on Saturday last. There was a good attendance, and pro- : duce made slightly higher prices, espe- i cirilly potatoes. Furniture was not in such keen demand, but oddments and sundries sold well. Quotations Poultry: Cockerels 4.6, 4 4, 4 -, hens 4 6, 4,4. 4 2. 4 -, all at per pair. Potatoes 10 - to 12 - per sack, chaff 3 6 to 4 6, hay 2- to 2 3. barley 3.3, oats 3 -, maize, 5 3 per bushel, meal 14 6 sack, carrots 2- to 2 3. pig potatoes 3 -. onions (good) 3d per lb. marrows 3d to 3d each. Apples 3.’-. 3 3. 3 6. 4 - to 1 6 per half-case. Furniture and -.undries at fair market values.